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Audio Business Podcast - SME tips on how to challenge new business rates

From April 1st business rates are set to rise by an average of 5.77% across England and Wales. Experts warn that the increase, coupled with the painfully slow rates appeals process to challenge business rates, is stifling business growth in the UK. The estimated total amount of savings due back to UK businesses from the [...]

Strategic Partnership formed to Revolutionise Facebook Marketing

360i parent company Dentsu Network West to invest in Expion to catapult social software company’s growth through integration of earned & paid social media

Digital agency 360i and social software firm Expion today announced a strategic partnership to revolutionize the way brands invest in Facebook. The partnership will result in the development of a powerful integrated [...]

10 reasons to use a company checking service

It would be nice to trust the people and companies you work with, but experience has probably taught you otherwise. There is a wealth of information available online, although not all of it is easy to find, aggregate or cross-check, while it’s also often pay-restricted. Here are some reasons to set up a profile on [...]

£158 million investment in e-infrastructure to power growth and innovation

UK scientists and businesses will have access to the most sophisticated technology keeping them at the cutting edge of research and development, as details of the Government’s multi-million pound e-infrastructure investment were announced today by David Willetts.
The investment includes £43 million for ARCHER, a new national supercomputer to support advanced research, such as complex chemistry [...]

Re-launch of Free Software Directory with over 6500 programs listed

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, September 29, 2011
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the re-launch of its Free Software Directory at directory.fsf.org. The Directory lists over 6,500 programs that are free for any computer user to download, run, and share. It was first launched nearly a decade ago, but the new version brings a [...]

Free Business Seminar - Essex - Build A Better Business

A free seminar provided by Colchester Business Enterprise Agency, Colbea and Mamut Business Software Solutions will be held on 26th November 2010 at COLBEA Business Centre, 1 George Williams Way, Colchester, CO1 2JS.
Topics covered include:
9 - 11 am:  For Start Up Businesses & New Businesses - Give Your Business the Start it Deserves!

E-commerce
Contact Management & [...]

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RSS World Business Report

  • WBR: Wall Street Update 22 May 12 May 22, 2012
    Jim Lebenthal of Lebenthal Asset Management in New York takes a look at how economic uncertainty in Greece affected Wall Street on Tuesday. Plus, the private equity firm which controls Formula One motor racing has sold a significant part of its stake in the business.

RSS Peter Day's World of Business

  • GlobalBiz: Through The Mill: 19 May 12 May 19, 2012
    The Lancashire cotton industry, in the north of England, was at the heart of the world's industrial revolution and the main engine of the British economy. Peter Day finds out how it struggles to survive. Producer: Sandra Kanthal Editor: Stephen Chilcott
  • GlobalBiz: Dragon's Den (2): 12 May 12 May 12, 2012
    In the second of two reports from China, Peter Day looks at private financing. Until now a somewhat grey area of the financial market but crucial to the growth of their small and medium business enterprises. Producer: Julie Ball Editor: Stephen Chilcott

RSS The Bottom Line with Evan Davis

  • Bottom Line: Ruthlessness 29 Mar 12
    Hard-boiled or soft-hearted - when is it right to be tough at the top? Evan Davis and his executive guests debate ruthlessness in business. Plus, capitalism in places that business overlooks - they also talk about investing and selling in deprived areas.
  • Bottom Line: Decisions 22 Mar 12
    Anatomy of a decision. Evan Davis and guests discuss executive decision making using examples from their professional life. They also swap thoughts on stress – their own and that of their employees.

RSS Money Box

RSS A Week of You and Yours

  • YYHighlights: School Dinners, DAB radios and UCAS forms
    This week, we talked to young blogger Martha Payne about how healthy school dinners really are and discussed the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency's claim that voluntary recalls are working perfectly well. We looked at the digital listening target for 2015 against the latest RAJAR figures, explore the practicalities of a blanket opt-out for pornogra […]